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Some History! The Pulse Pounder Thriller bundle only has two days left before it vanishes. The book I have in the thriller bundle is called An Easy Shot: A Golf Thriller. Yes, it is possible to write a golf thriller. This book has an interesting history. This book, as many of my books do, started suddenly […]

Way Too Much To Do An amazing thing has happened to writers in this new world of publishing. We are all busy. Extremely busy, with to-do lists that stretch beyond any reality at times. I love this new aspect of writing and publishing. Completely love it. Why? Because it means I am in control. I […]

Joanna Penn Blog About the Master Business Class Joanna Penn was here at the coast last week along with forty or so other professional writers. It was wonderful meeting her for the first time. So if you want to know a few things Joanna took away from the Master Business Class last week (and see […]

Folks, in case some of you didn’t notice, I love having my novels and nonfiction books in bundles with other writers. I think that helps the other writers and it certainly helps readers find my books. Win/Win Well, I’m in another bundle that is way cool and very special. First off, all the books are short […]

On John Scalzi’s blog there was a great discussion on Yog’s Law (coined by Jim McDonald a very long time ago), which is basically “Money Always Flows to the Writer.” And how indie publishing has not changed that law. Writers still have a writing business. (Here I am always trying to get writers to think […]

Passiveguy, a former attorney, laid out a set of guidelines that agents should follow if they are setting up a publishing program. You can read it here: http://bit.ly/lJk5gB Great stuff and spot on the money in my opinion, but the truth is I laughed about halfway through because it was far, far too logical and […]

Last spring I got the honor, and I do mean honor, of writing in a world I have admired for years and years and years. Joan Saberhagen and Bob Vardeman asked me to write a story in Fred Saberhagen’s Mask universe. Now trust me, if you haven’t read any of Fred’s Mask stories, you are […]

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SMITH'S MONTHLY #37
Novel: (Not written yet)
Non-fiction Serial: Part One of Three "Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing."
Short Stories
--- The House at Thunder Rock (Thunder Mountain)
--- The Man Who Used Shrill Whispers (Bryant Street)
--- Death in the Morning (Mary Jo Assassin)
--- He Meant No Harm

SMITH'S MONTHLY #38
Novel: (Not written yet)
Non-fiction Serial: Part Two of Three "Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing."
Short Stories
--- The Thickness of a Warp
--- Lawyer's Holiday (Ghost of a Chance)
--- Unlocked Gate
--- (needs to be written)

SMITH'S MONTHLY #39
Novel: (Not written yet)
Non-fiction Serial: Part Three of Three "Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing."
Short Stories (not written yet)